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I plan on getting a heating plate (thanks to recommendations from other posts), and set up a brooder in big plastic storage box covered with fencing (thanks to recommendations...) and put in my garage. My garage is secure and insulated but not heated. When can I start handling the chicks and...

We moved into our house May 2014. I promptly lost my flock to an unknown predator. In talking to neighbors we think it was a fox. Spent the next two months reinforcing my coop (hardware cloth up and out from the base, etc). Moved a new flock in July 2014. Girls have been doing great. No...

Been reading a lot about poop boards recently - had no idea they existed but certainly understand the reasoning. I definitely want to get this going when the weather warms up a tad (it's -1 right now). I have a huge garden that I can use to recycle the poop on. For those of you who have...

First winter with chickens: I've got 6 Barred Rock ladies, got them this summer from a neighbor so I'm not sure how old they are. It's already November, and only a few feathers have fallen. Concerned about them losing the rest coming into the cold time of the year. I live in Southwestern...

Got 6 nice chickens about 10 days ago to replace the ones I lost over memorial day weekend. They're settling in nicely, and starting to lay eggs regularly. The coop is set up with a nipple system, but the chickens aren't used to that. I have a tub of water in there, but it gets nasty so...

I recently lost all my chickens to a weasel. I plan on reinforcing the sides as suggested with the hardware cloth down from the sides and out. What do you do with a fence gate? I have a fence gate on one end so I can clean the coop out as there's no access from the barn side (the previous...

New to chickens: lost all my chickens this weekend to what I think was a weasel. Not a pretty site. Any comments/suggestions welcome. Want more chickens, but need to keep them safe. Thought I had my coop reinforced pretty good but evidently I am not smarter than a weasel. Thank you, sad...

Just bought a small 5 acre farm with 5 red bantam hens. This is my first experience with chickens, but I am already in love with them! I could sit and listen to them cluck and coo all day. I'm sure I'll be on-line a lot looking for tips from experienced chicken people.